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New Turntable Direction
I use a refurbished 1975 Lenco Idle wheel drive mounted on a 8 in thick laminate plinth. 100 lbs. Tri Planar MKVII tonearm Soundsmith cart. 1st gen. Plays through EAR pre. It can truly drag some serious mineral through the groove.  
Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz.
Miles,’”Kind of Blue” just listen then don’t then listen to it again. Then don’t, then listen to the notes not being played and then you’ll begin to like what you like better than what you thought you liked. It’s kinda like that with jazz.  
Is there a such too much power for speakers?
So a square wave will shorten a transducers life faster than any mega watt amp will. You just have to know your listening habits ( loudness ) and when your amp begins to clip that out going signal. Square wave formation is essentially DC. And DC I... 
Best used DAC under $750.
How about a new R2R DAC for under $700.00? DENAFRIPS ARES is an incredible bargain. IMHO